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JOHN R. WILLIAMS, OF NEWARK, NEYV JERSEY, ASSIGN OR TO THE JOHN R.

WILLIAMS COMPANY,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,742, dated January21, 1890.

Application filed April 29, 1889. Serial No. 308,974. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States,and a residenti of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOigar-Bunching Ma- 1 chines, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates toimprovements in oigar-bunching machines; and itconsists in novel mechanism, hereinafter particularly described, bywhich the tobacco for the filler of cigars is apportioned into suitablequantities a and said proportionate parts in succession conveyed to therolling mechanism by Which the binder is applied.

The invention is illustrated in the accom- 1 panying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine, the upper portion of thehopper for the filler tobacco in bulk being broken away and the lowerportion of the table supporting the oper- 5 ative mechanism omitted;Fig. 2, a side elevation of same, looking at the right-hand side of Fig.1; Fig. 3, a central vertical section of same on the dotted line X X ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 I is a transverse section of the machine on the dottedline Y Y of Fig. '2. Fig. 5 is an. en-, larged sideelevation, partlybroken away, of the frame for supporting the main hopper and with thecharge receptacle beneath said hopper. Fig. 6 is a transverse section onthe dotted line Z Z of Fig.5; Fig. 7, a detached central longitudinalsection through the roll-l ing mechanism, showing the position of theparts after the chute f has been elevated and the pocket in the apronclosed by the roller 0, hereinafter referred to; and Fig. 8

is a like view of same, illustrating the position of the rollers whilerolling the bunch.

In the drawings, A designates the bed-plate of the machine, saidbed-plate being mounted upon legs B, and being provided at about itscenter with the elevated rolling-table C, having at its rear end thetriangularshaped frame D, which is given a spring-tension toward thetable 0 by the spring E, and operates as a bunch-receiver to receive thebunches after they have been rolled from the rear end i tains thedepression F, and in this depression the pocket in the rolling-apron Gis formed to receive the tobacco for the bunch. The rear end of therolling-apron G is secured at the rear end of the rolling-table O by theplate II, and the front end of said apron is secured between the rod Iand upright J, as shown in Fig. 3. Upon the outer sides of therollingtable 0 are formed the tramways K, to receive the inwardly-turnedends L of the arms M, which are loosely collared upon the reciproeatingrod N, which carries the reciprocating roller 0, for aiding in rollingthe bunch, as indicated in Figs.3 and 4:. The arms M are formed with theupwardlyextending plates P, which carry the tension-roller Q,

which lightly impinges that portion of the apron G upon the roller 0.

Between the arms M and below the roller O is journaled the roller R. Thearms M in front of the rollers O R are connected by a guard-plate S, asindicated in section in Fig.

3, over which the apron G passes, and by which said apron is preventedfrom entering be- '75 tween the said rollers O R. The arms M, with theplates P, guard S, and rollers-Q R, constitute a frame which has arookingmove ment on the reciprocating rod N during the operation of themachine. When during thg 8o operation of rolling bunches thereciprocating rod N is moved toward the rear endof the machine, theinwardly-turned ends L-of the arms M enter the tramways K at each sideof the machine and roller 0 first closes the pocket in the apron G, andthen the inwardly-turned ends L of the arms M ride up the inclines T(see Fig. 2) of the tramways K, and thus bring the roller R over thepocket in the apron G, and it at that time performs 0 the rollingoperation, pressing closely upon the tobacco in the pocket and rollingthe same into the binder, and then off of the rear end of the table 0into the bunch-receiver D. lVhen the inwardly-turned ends L of the armsM ride by the inclines T, said arms will have a hinged movement upwardon the rod N, whereby the roller R is brought into position to do therolling. The roller 0 during the operation of the machine closes thepocket in the apron G and prevents any of the tobacco therein from beingprojected forward upon the apron beyond said pocket, and thus operatesin closing the pocket to confine the filler-tobacco until such timeas'the roller R has been elevated into position to perform the rollingof the bunch.

Some difliculty is experienced in cigarbunching machines to prevent theloose tobacco in the pocket of the'apron from being thrown forward whenthe forming rollers commence to operate, and these difficulties havebeen overcome in the present invention by the use of the rollers O Rtheformer to close the pocket and the latter to thereafter roll the bunch.The purpose of the roller Q is to maintain a light tension on'the'apronG and to aid in returning said apron to the front end of therolling-table during the movement of the forming-roller from the rearend of said table toward the front end thereof after a bunch has beenrolled into the receiver D. The return of the slack in the rolling-apronG to the front end of the rolling-table by means of the roller Q avoidsthe necessity of .the attendant drawing said slack frontward by the handafter the formation of each bunch. The ends of the reciprocating rod Ncarry pinion-wheels V, as shown in Fig. 1,

Iwhich engage inverted racks, as shown in Letters Patent of the UnitedStates granted to me on the 9th day of April, 1889, (said racks being inthe present drawings obscured from View by the protecting-covers W,)which pinions and racks serve to maintain a uniform reciprocatingmovement in the ends of the rod N.

Upon the front edge of the table A is provided an extension (4, totemporarily receive the binders to be used in the formation of thebunches, and upon the under side of the table A is provided thereceptacle 1), to receive, through the openings d in the table, anyfiller-tobacco which maybecome spilled upon .said table, or the productof imperfectlyformed bunches, if any should result through theinadvertence of the operator. The re-' fceptacle b will be provided witha door 6 at the bottom thereof, in order at the proper "time tofacilitate the emptying of the receptacle. At the opposite sides of therollingtable 0 and at the rear edge of the bed-plate .A are secured thestandards f f, which constitute frames supporting the main hopper g forcontaining the loose filler-tobacco in bulk. The standards or frames f falso form bearings for the ends of the transverse feedshafts h 1', whichcarry within the lower portion of the hopper g the radial plates j j, asindicated in Fig. 3,by which the tobacco is fed downward to the openingin the lower end of said hopper g. The feed-shafts h i have-movementimparted to them from the reciprocating rod N and jointed arms m orthrough the pawl q and rack r, the pawl engaging the ratchett on theshaft h and the rack r engaging the pinion v on the end of the shaft 1',as shown in Fig. 2.

Below the hopper g is provided the chargereceptacle w, which contains aninner door 00, dividing said receptacle w into two compartments, asshown in Fig. 3, the lower compartment being also provided with a door ycarrying the hinged plates .2, which serve to aid in the distribution ofthe filler-tobacco for the bunches, as hereinafter described.

The upper compartment of the charge-receptacle w is provided withsliding partitions A, which are formed with the horizontal plates B (seeFig. 6,) which are mounted at one end upon the screw 0, the latter beingat its ends provided with right and left hand threads, respectively,which engage the in-.

ternal threads in the sleeves D, connected with said plates B, thepurpose of the screw being to enable the attendant to adjust theposition of the partitions A with the plates B toward or from each otherwhenever it is desired to decrease'or increase the capacity of the uppercompartment of the charge-receptacle w above the door 00. The spacebetween the inner edges of the plates BB (see Fig. 6) is directly belowthe opening is in the lower end of the hopper g and forms the source ofcommunication between said hopper g and the charge-receptacle w.

The position of the partitions A in the charge-receptacle w and theextent of their adjustment may be regulated at will by means of theindex-finger E, carried by the sleeve D, said index-finger Epassingforward through a slot in the front end of the charge-receptacle,as indicated in Figs. 1 and 6, and being in engagement with anindexrack. (Shown in Fig. 1.) The end of the screw 0, by which thepartitions A may be adjusted, is provided with a head F, located at oneside of the charge-receptacle in convenient position for operation bythe attendant? In order to cut off the supply of tobacco in the hopper gfrom the charge-receptacle 10, there is provided a gate or valve Gr.(Shown enlarged in Fig. 6 and on a reduced scale in Fig. 3.) of metaladapted to pass through a slot pro- The valve G consists of a fiat platevided for it in the upper front portion 011 the charge-receptacle w, asindicated in Fig. 3, and it passes immediately beneath the plates B B,in which position it will close the entrance from the hopper g andseparate that portion of the filler-tobacco in the upper compartment ofthe charge-receptacle w from the tobacco in the hopper g preparatory tosaid separated charge of tobacco being delivered to the rollingmechanism. The valve G is secured to the pivoted arm H, and is given aspring-tension toward its position within the upper part of thecharge-receptacle, which is its closed position, by means of the springI. (See Fig. 6.)

The operation of opening the valve G after the charge of tobacco hasfallen into the lower compartment of the charge-receptacle w is effectedby the rodl, bell-crank lever J,

.and rod K, the lower end of the latter being purpose of depositing thecharge of tobacco from the upper apartment of the charge-receptacle tointo the lower apartment thereof in position to be quickly transmittedto the apron G as soon as the rollers O R have returned to theirposition at the front of the rollingtable, as illustrated in Fig. 3. Itwill thus be observed that while the chute f is at its lower positiondelivering a charge of tobacco to the apron. G another charge of tobaccois being prepared above the door a; of the chargereceptacle wpreparatory to being dropped into the lower compartment of the charge-receptacle 10 below the door m as soon as the frame d and chute f haveascended on the rods 1) and closed the \door y, which is only opened bythe descent of the frame d to permit the escape of the tobacco down thechute f The reciprocating movement of the rollers O R is created fromthe main driving-shaft M through the cam 10, rod 11", and arm y, thelatter being at its front end hooked upon a sleeve 2, as shown in Figs.1 and 2, which is upon the rod N, which forms the axle of and carriesthe roller and arms M. The lower end of the rod 00 is pivoted to thestud B (see Fig. 1) and carries a stud C, which travels in the groove D"of the cam w. The revolution of the cam w imparts a rocking movement tothe rod w,and this through the arm y operates to reciprocate the rod Nwith wheel A and gear-wheels E F, the latter being upon the shaft M andbeing provided with the usual clutch-sleeve G, which will be permittedin the customary manner to connect with the gear-wheel F when it isdesired that the shaft M shall be set in motion. The clutch-sleeve Gwill be operated in the customary manner by a treadle (not shown)connected with the rod H, (shown in Fig. 3,) which when depressed by thepress- ,G, forms no part of my present invention,

and is a well-known mechanism for applying power to the driving-shaft ofmachinery.

The operation of the niachinein the known state of the art will bereadily understood from the foregoing description without elaborateexplanation. The filler-tobacco in scrap form is placed in the hopper g,and is fed downward to the charge-receptacle by the radial blades 3' onthe feed-shafts h i, the door w being closed and the gate G open. Therollers O R being at the front portion of the rolling-table, the chute fand frame (1 descend, forming a pocket in the rolling-apron G andopening the door y, through which a charge of tobacco from the lowerco1npartment of the receptacle w may pass down the chute f into saidpocket, the binder having previously been placed upon the apron at therear edge of the depression F of the rolling-table to be rolled aroundthe charge of tobacco. The motion of the driving-shaft then operatesthrough the cam q, rod an, arm 10, lever 2", and link 71. to elevate theframe d and chute f clear of the rolling-table and closing the door y,while at the same time the motion of said shaft M operates through thecam rod 00, arm (11, and rod N to draw the rollers O R along the table0, rolling the bunch and depositing it in the bunch-receiver D, theroller 0' during this movement closing the pocket, and the arms M byreason of the tramways K being elevated to bring the roller R intoposition to roll the bunch during the rearward movement of the rod N androllers O R to effect the rolling of the bunch. The cam L, through therod K, bell-crank lever J and rod 1, operates to close the gate G, whilethe arm 0 and link P, receiving movement at the same time from thebell-crank lever J, opens the door 00, permitting the charge of tobaccomeasured above said door to fall into the lower portion of thecharge-receptacle w. Upon the depositing of the bunch into thebunch-receiver D the cams on the drivingshaft M and their connectionsreturn the rod N, with the rollers O R, to their position at the frontend of the rolling-table, and, then permitting the descent of the frame(1 and chute f to their lower position, open the door 3 upon which thecharge of tobacco will pass down the chute f into the pocket of therolling-apron G preparatory to being rolled into a bunch, the timing ofthe mechanism being such that when the chute f descends the rod K andbell-crank lever J will close the door 0c and open the gate G in orderto prepare another charge of tobacco for delivery to the lower portionof the charge-receptacle 10 upon the next ascent of the chute f andframe (1. Upon the rods b, sustaining and forming guides for the frame01, I have placed springs K, for the purpose of acting as buffers toprevent noise and jarring upon the upward ing-shaft M of the machine, asshown in Figs. -1 and 2. The lower portion of the rod -K has anelongated slot encircling said driv- IOv is open.

ing-shaft M, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the lower extremity of saidrod is preserved in contact with the cam L by means of the spring N.(Shown more clearly in Fig. 2.) During the operation of the machine fromthe driving-shaft, the rod K is given a substantially verticalreciprocating movement by means of the cam L, and in turn imparts arocking movement to the bell-crank lever J,

which rec'iprocates the rodI, and thereby causes the arm H to have arocking move ment on its pivot and to force the valve G into position inthe upper portion of the charge-receptacle w, or to retract said valvetherefrom.

this through the bell-crank lever J draws the rod 1 toward the rear, andthis actuates the arm H to withdraw the valve G fromf thecharge-receptacle w, after which the cam elevates the rod K and thespring I is permitted to retract the arm H to its former position,whereby the valve G is again projected intothe charge-receptacle w.

To the bell-crank lever J is secured the arm 0, to which is pivoted thelink P, the latter containing a slot Q, encircling the pin R of the dooras, (see Fig. 5,) the purpose of the arm 0 and link P being to'effectthe opening and closing of the door during the movement imparted to therod K by the cam L. The movements of the arm 0 and link P are such withrelation to the reciprocating movement of the rod 1 that the door atwill open downward when the valve G is closed,

and will close upward again to the position illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5when the valve G )Vhen the valve G is open, the filler-tobacco will passinto the charge-receptacle w and fill the compartment formed between thepartitions A, the dimensions of said compartment being sufficient toreceive the filler of a single bunch, and whenthe valve G is closed thecharge of tobacco for the bunch will be separated from the main body ofthe tobacco in the hopper g, and the door 00 will open and allow saidcharge to fall into the lower portion of the charge-receptacle w, fromwhich it will escape at the proper time by the opening of the door y, ashereinafter described.

Between the frames f and their extensions a are secured the inclinedrods 1), upon which the casting or frame cl has a reciprocating movementduring the operation of the machine. The frame d is provided with ap-,ertured lugs e, which fit upon said rods Z), as illustrated in Fig. 1.The frame d is a casting upon which is secured the sheet-metal chute f,having adjustable wings g at its lower end for the purpose of adjustingthe width of the lower end of the chute in awellknown manner. The chutef, with its adj ustable wings g, is not independently sou ht In theoperation of the machine the cam L draws the rod K downward, and

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to be claimed in the present application. The frame cl is connected withthe link h, (shown in Fig. 3,) which is pivoted to the rockin lever z",the latter being mounted upon the rod j and having an arm is, to whichis pivotally secured the upper end of the rod m, the lower end of saidrod m being pivoted to the rod n, carrying astud 0, which impinges thesurface of the revolving cam q, mounted upon the main driving-shaft M.

During the operation of the machine the revolution of the cam q operatesalternately to depress and permit the elevation of the stud 0 and rod m,which imparts its movement through the arm is, rocking lever i, and linkh to the frame d, giving the latter a reciprocating movementon theinclined rods 12, the purpose being to elevate the frame 01 with thechute f during the operation of rolling a bunch on the table 0, and topermit the descent of said frame cl and chute f to the positionillustrated in Fig. 3, when it is desired that a charge offiller-tobacco shall be deposited in the pocket on the rolling-apron Gpreparatory to being rolled into a bunch.

Upon the sides of the casting or frame d are formed the shoulders r, andabove said sides and adapted to travel over said shoulders are lugs t,(shown more clearly in Figs. 1 and 3,) which are connected with the doory at the lower end of the charge-receptacle w.-

The sides of the casting or frame d with the shoulders r operate as camsfor opening and closing the doory at the proper time. When the frame cland chute f are in their lower position, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and3, the lugs 25 are upon the highest points of the sides of the frame (1and hold the door y in an open position; but when the frame d and chutef are elevated the lugs 15 pass down the shoulders r and permit the doory to It will be understood from the foregoing description that thecharges of filler-tobacco from the hopper g first pass into theapartment of the charge-receptacle 10 above the door 00, the gate Gbeing open, and that after the said apartment has become filled the gateG closes and the door 00 opens. ,The opening of the door as occurs whenthe chute f and frame d are in an elevated position with the door yclosed. At this time the charge of tobacco for the bunch is in the lowerapartment of the charge-receptacle w preparatory to being delivered tothe rolling mechanism. The frame d and chute f then descend, opening thedoor y and permitting the charge of tobacco to slide down the chute intothe pocket of the rolling-apron G,while at the same time, and before thedoory has been fully opened, the door 00 closes and the gate G opens,permitting another charge of tobacco to enter the upper apartment of thecharge-receptacle w, after which the chute f ascends to permit therolling of'the bunch on the table 0 and to close the door y in orderthat the gate G may close and the doorx open for the preferred, thechute f may be omitted and the hopper g and charge-receptacle w broughtclose to the rolling-table, so that upon the opening of the door y thetobacco may fall at once upon the rolling-apronG.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cigar-bunching machine, the elevated hopper for scrap tobacco,and having an outlet at its lower end, combined with thecharge-receptacle at the lower end of said hopper, the out-ofi gate Gbetween said hopper and said receptacle, the inner door m within saidreceptacle, the doorg at the lower end of said receptacle, mechanism,substantially as described, for opening the gate G and door y at thetime of closing the inner door :10, and closing the gate G and door y atthe time of opening the doorw, a sliding chute for conveying the chargesof tobacco downward from the receptacle w, and bunch-rollin g mechanismfor receiving the charges of tobacco from the chute and rolling them,sub stantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a cigar-bunching machine, the rolling mechanism and the elevatedhopper forcontaining the tobacco in bulk, combined with the slidingchute between said rolling mechanismand said hopper, thecharge-receptacle w, containing the gate G, inner door 00, anddischarge-door y, and mechanism, substantially as described, forimparting movement to the chute and for closing the door 00 of thecharge-receptacle at the time of opening the gate G and door y, andopening the door at at the time of closing the gate G and door y,substantially as set forth.

3. The rolling mechanism and the elevated hopper for containing thetobacco in bulk, combined with the charge-receptacle below said hopperand the said sliding chute for delivering the charges of tobacco to therollin g-apron, said receptacle being provided with the inner door or,gate G, door y, adjustable partitions A, connected with the adjustingscrew 0, and mechanism, substantially as described, for impartingmotion to said chute and for operating the gate G and doors cc y,substantially as set forth.

4. In acigar-bunching machine, the rollingpivoted arms M, carrying theroller R and being mounted 011 said rod, and tramways K at the sides ofthe table 0, and adapted to receive studs 011 the lower ends of the armsM, combined with an elevated hopper for containing the tobacco in bulk,a charge-receptacle for measuring the charges of tobacco, and a slidingchute for delivering the charges tially as and for the purposes setforth.

6. In a cigar-bunching machine, the rolling mechanism and elevatedhopper for containing the tobacco in bulk, combined with thecharge-receptacle below said hopper, and a sliding chute for conveyingthe tobacco from said receptacle to the rollingmechanism, saidreceptacle having the gate G at its upper end, an outlet-gate at itslower end, and hinged blades 2, for distributing the tobacco leaving thereceptacle, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. In a cigar-bunching machine, the rolling mechanism and the elevatedhopper for containing the tobacco in bulk, combined with the inclinedrods 5, frame d, chute f, carried by said frame, the charge-receptacle10, having the gate G, inner door as, and discharge-door y, andmechanism, substantially as described, for imparting a sliding movementto said frame and chute and for operating the gate G and doors at y,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 13th day of April, A. D. 1889.

JOHN R. WILLIAMS.

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CHAS. O. GILL, W. A. O. MATTHIE.

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